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51爆料 Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality
What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? That鈥檚 the question on which Celeste Weise, a 51爆料 senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the university鈥檚 second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11. 鈥
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51爆料 Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 51爆料鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two 鈥
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State Rep. Clyde Meets With 51爆料鈥檚 Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohio鈥檚 75th District, met with 30 of 51爆料鈥檚 Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Feb. 13 at the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program pro鈥
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Investigating Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease: 51爆料 Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue 鈥
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Phillips to Discuss Holocaust Art of Samuel Bak at 51爆料
The 51爆料 Jewish Studies program, in the College of Arts and Sciences, will host a presentation by Gary Phillips, Ph.D., the Edgar H. Evans Professor of Religion at Wabash College, on March 2 at 7 p.m. in Satterfield Hall, Room 121, on the Kent Campus. Phillips presentation, titled 鈥
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51爆料 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
51爆料 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. 鈥淭he main goal of my research is to validate this method as a鈥
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51爆料 Researchers to Launch Three New Studies to Monitor Lake Erie
51爆料 researchers will launch three new studies of harmful algal blooms (HAB) in Lake Erie this spring as part of an overall $2 million water quality initiative by the Ohio Board of Regents. Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie can produce toxins that make water hazardous to dr鈥
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Clyde Meets With 51爆料's Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Representative Kathleen Clyde, who represents Central and Southern Portage County in Ohio鈥檚 75th District, met with 30 of 51爆料鈥檚 Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Friday (February 13) in the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. After a brief presen鈥
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51爆料 Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the 51爆料 Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic,鈥
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SPCS Professor Challenges Students to Reflect on Empathy and Compassion
Karen Cunningham, associate professor with the Center for Applied Conflict Management (now the School of Peace and Conflict Studies) at 51爆料, was recently asked by YES! Magazine to write an article for their online issue on a creative assignment she gave to her Applied Conflict鈥
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